Cutlery implement



May 26, 1925.

E. H AUSE R CUTLERY IMPLEMENT Filed Oct. 5. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 www@1Q, 241.415.5511 11121 l .mw

Zwalm/feiner INVENTOR ATTORNEY s s E N n w May 26, 1925.

1,539,669 E. HAUSER CUTLERY IMPLEMENT Filed Oct. 5, 1924 2 Sheets-sheet2 ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES EDWARD HAUSER, or NEW-YORK, N. Y.

CUTLERY IMPLEMENT. s

Application filed October 3, 1924. Serial No. y741,470.

To ZZ fie/10m 'it may concern: f

Be it known that l, EDWARD 'l-IAUsnn, a. citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and Sta-te of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cutlery Implements,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to cutlery implements and more particularlyto that class thereunder known as corn cobI forks.

rlhe primary object of the invent-ion resides in the provision of adevice of the above stated character primarily designed and constructedto facilitate the eating of corn on the cob more properly, at the dinnertable, and thus ob-viate the necessity of holding such withthe lingers;and furthermore eliminates the soiling or burning of the lingers.

To this end, use is made of a fork of the capacity above indicated andone so constructed to permit of the turning of the cob of corn and tohold the latter at various angles for convenience of the person eatingto obtain therefrom the complete contents of such.

A further object of the invention aims in providing a fork provided withan improved constructed handle designed for rendering convenience to theuser in holding the cob of corn when relishing such and further toprevent the linger tips from coming in Contact with the hot corn.

TV ith these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainrnovel features of construction and combination of parts, the essentialfeatures of which are hereinafter fully described and `particularlypointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which :H

Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating` the device in use.

Figure 2 is a perspective view Qf one of the forks.

Figure 3 tion.

Figures 4; and 5 are elevational views illustrating slight modifiedforms of forks.

Figure 6 is an end elevation of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is an elevational view illustrating a further modified form offork.

Referring more particularly to the accompanying drawing, wherein likecharacis a view partly shown in secters of reference denote severalparts throughout the specification, the fork generally is denotedby thecharacter 5 and comprises a handleV 6 and a head 7 rlhis handle member 6is primarily designed for convenience of the user in holding suchbetween the thumb and index finger, if desired, and is provided adjacentthe head 7 thereof with a concaved portion 8. The extremity of the head7 is provided with an outwardly flared guard 9, the purpose of whichwill be clearly'deiined as the description ofthe invention is Vproceededwith.

Reference being had more particularly to Figures v1 to 8 inclusive ofthe drawings,- use is made of a supporting member 10 comprising a mainpenetrating tang 1-1 and a pair of auxiliary penetrating tang members12.` The auxiliary tang members are arranged at opposite sides of themain tang member. The purpose of so constructing and arranging theauxiliary tang members with respect to the main tang member, is tofacilitate the auxiliary tang members penetrating the ends of the corncob 13, better shown in Figure 1 ofthe drawing, and by so doing serve toprevent any accidental rotation of the corn cob 13 after the mainpenetrating tang member 11 is forced into the end ef the cob. However, ldesire to provide means to enable the user in holding the corn cob atvarious angles for convenience in relishing such, and to this end auniversal connection denoted broadly by the character 14 is employed.This universal connection 14 includes a resilient female member 15provided integrally with the supporting member 10 and on the rear endthereof and'this female member receives the male member 16 provided onthe stem 17. The stem 17 passes through a centrally located opening 1Sprovided in the threaded stem 19 of the guard member 9 and .is fastenedtherein by the provision of any snitable fastening means, such as a nutor the like. It will therefore be manifest-that by providing the guard 9with the concaved socket 20, establishes a loose connection between thefork and the handle and thereby allows the supporting member to freelymove at various angles with respect to the corn cob when desiring torelish corn on the cob in dining rooms and other public places. Again,the guard member 9 pre-` vents the fingers of the user from engaging thehotncorn when the devlcefis in use.

Reference now being had to .the-.modified form of fork memberillustrated in.4 Figure 4 of the drawing, a pair of main penetratingtang members 11 are employedinsteadof a single penetrating tang member.and-1to1 te-gral withfthis main penetrating tang mem-,

ber, and toy opposite sidesthereof, isfprovided a substantiallysemi-elliptical con.- struction of auxiliarvpenetrating if tang membersand'here indicated by the charace.

ter 122.

The still urtherr modified, form ofgsupe porting-member illustrated inFigure-7i in'- cludes .a `main.penetrating tang memberA 113 havingformed integral therewith and-tc opposite sides of the extremitythereof, a

pair. of; auxiliary penetrating;r tang;` mem-- bersl 123.V v

I have, entered into a detailedrzdescription of the construction .andrelative arrangement ofthe parts@ embraced; in:` the present s andpreferred embodiment; of vmy, invention in order to-imparta full andexact understanding ofthe said lembodiment".v I'zdo'notv desire,however, to be.understoodva-s.l coniining-.myself to the.- speciicconstruction; and relative arrangement-,departsinasmuch1 as in thefuturel practice .of fthe` invention there are'changes and furthermodifications may be made suchl as `fall within :the scope claims.

What is claimedas new.is:--` 1. A cutlery implement embodying;A a

handle, a supporting member carried by said.-

handle, said supporting member f comprislnga main penetrating `memberadaptedzto penetrate the'end of af corn Cobi-and .a 'pairsV of auxiliarypenetratingwmembers, ythe said `auxiliary penetrating members adapted:tor 4prevent accidental movement ofthe; corn cob with respect to saidimplement, and

of# myinvention and Vas defined in myappended,

means for angularlyadjusting said-handle with k.respectto saidsupporting.y member.

2. AL;V cutlery implement embodyingV a handle, a supporting membercarried by said handle, said supporting member comprising a mainpenetrating member adaptedv to penetrate the end of a corn cob and apair of auxiliary penetrating members arranged to-oppositesides ofthemain penetrating member, the -said auxiliary penetrating members adaptedto. .prevent accidental'- movementbf.l the corn` cobfwith respect tosaid 1mplement,-and means for angularlyi adJustmggsaidhandlewith respectto said supporting, member. v Y

3; A. cutleryl implement embodying a,

handle having` a head terminatingiwith a guard, a supporting membercarried bysaid v head,fmeans for universally adjusting said handle withrelation to said Supporting member, Y said supporting memberA comprising.a1 main penetrating member adapted'to Y lpenetratethe end of a corn coband a pair of auxiliary penetrating-members, said auxiliarypenetratingmembers adapted to preventaccidentali movement f of the'Vcorn cob.l

with respectite the implement..

1 -.A cutlery implementl embodying a handle, a headdetachably connectedto one,

end of the handle and provided With an outwardly flared guard,y meansfor universa-HyadjustingV said :handle -with relation to said:supporting member, a supporting` member4 associated with said head, saidsupportingfmember comprising; a-main.y penetrating Vmember, and a pairof auxiliary penetrating members the said auxiliary penetrating membersadapted to prevent Y accidental movement of :the cornl cob: with respectto the implement.

5.A cutlery implement o thecharacter set forth including a handle, asupporting memberl adjustably associatedw'ith one end of the handle andadapted topenetrate the end of'fa corn cob, the said supporting membervwhen in supporting, position enables the handle. to'. be `moved 4atvarious angles for convenience ot.r the user. v

In testimony? whereofl I have laffixed my signature.

' EDWARD-Hansen.

